Horse-shading attachment for vehicles



V. 0. HINTON. HORSE SHADING ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLtS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, I920- Patented May 17, 1921.

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' APPLICATION FILED TUNEZB. 1920.

Patented May 17, 1921.

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Be it known that I, VAoHEL, O. HIN'roN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Kansas City, in the county of WVyandotte, State of Kansas,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Horse- Shading'Attachmentsfor Vehicles, of which the following is a complete specification.

This invention relates to horse shading attachments for headers, binders and the like and has for its object to producea device which, on a machine or vehicle propelled by horses, will protect such animals from the heat of the sun wlthout burdening them with its weight or touching them.

A further object is to produce a device of the character mentionedwhich canbe expeditiously secured in or removed from pera tive position, and which can be protected from the whipping effectof the wind and from the dews of the night to a large extent, by winding the fabricportion of the devicev I V extendlng arm 12 fastened at its lower end in compact rolls. 7 v v It is very desirable to protect animals from the direct rays of the season of. the'year, not only from the humanitarian standpoint, but from the loss of time which-occurs each time the crew" With the objects therefore in view as above set forth, the invention consists in certain anduseful features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understoodreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which: 7 V

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shading attachment mounted in operative position upon the tongue of a vehicle.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the attachment.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line III-J11 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section of the attachment, and also shows the tongue of a vehicle as an underlying support.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a crank for sun in the hot also may Parse QFFWE? Specification of Let'ters Patent. Patented 1\/[3,y 17, Application filed June 28, 192d Serial in. 392,281. 1 1

1 indicates the tongue, 22a partof'the frame 3 braces between the frame and the tongue,

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The attachment for shading 'the" animals- L 7-.constithe side is constructed as follows: 5, 6 and tute the ends of a skeleton frame,

portions of said frame being connected by l and 4 draft riggingmounted on the tongue,

to which thej'draft horses are adapted to beg o0 longitudinal. tie rods8, which rodsat oppo- 1 site sides occupy alternating planes, and the} rear end frame 1s as a support shown.

connected .by an arched rod 10,' the'ltop of .said rod standing in'a plane higher than arched rod are connected by longitudinal the said frame fora purposewhich is here-1 inafter. explained, and the ends of "said' '75 bracesll. One end of the arch rod is pro-' to-the tongue 1 or any other fixed point of the machine, this arm serving to guard vided witha downwardly and rearwardl'yf against forward or rearward collapsing a'cj tion of theskeleton frame as a whole; The

said frame stands upon the tongue and is fastened thereto in any suitable manner preferably by clips 13 The rear end frame be fastened to brackets 1d carried by braces 3, these"connec'tions serving to] hicle is in 'motion.

Connect ng assist in preventing twisting" movements of" the frame as a whole under v bratory move:

-' ment or sway of the tongue when'the veplanesalternatingwith those ,ofthe rods 8 and extending parallel with" the latter, are rollers 15, there being preferably two of said rollers at one side of the frame and one at the other, and fastened to each of said rollers is a fabric shade 16, the shades being of suflicient length to extend from one side of the skeleton frame'to the other, and attached to the free ends of said shades are 18. The hooks are adapted to be engaged with the rods 8. It is possible therefore to unroll a shade and draw it across the frame tended over the arched rod 10 so that it shall tend to shed water toward both sides in the event of a heavy rainfall upon it.

retractive springs 17 terminating in hooks When the device is in operative condition as indicated in Fig. 1, it will be apparent that the horses are shaded and that they are even further protected through the inter- 7 position between them and the sun of a plurality of the shades as the shadow a plurality of shades is denser than by a single shade, and air circulates between the- I shades and thus leaves it cooler below them than-it would otherwisebe, especially when the vehicle is in motion. The rear ends of theroll'ers are diametricallyfreduced and terminate in squared shanks 19 for engagement by the correspondingly shaped socket of a hand wrench 20, which preferably is detachable so that it can be'used for each of the rollers. A;

From the above description it 'will be apparent that I have produced a horse-shading attachment-for vehicles whichembodies the features of advantage set forthas desirabletin the statement of the object of the invention, and which obviously may be modified in minor particulars without departing'from. the principle and scope of the constructions set forth by the appended claims. v I I claim: c 1. The horse-shading attachment for vehicles comprising a skeleton frame mounted upon the tongue of the vehicle and 'comprising two upright end frames connected together and ,a plurality of superposed shades stretched across the top ofsaid frame,

v and engaging the under side of the topmost cast by p I for winding upsaid shades. u 4:. The combination with avehiclehaving a tongue of a frame fastened upon said .zontal planes, rods extending of the frame,

shade to cause the same to incline from said N rod downwardly and outwardly toward each side of said frame.

' 3. The horse-shading attachment for vehicles comprising a skeleton frame mounted upon the tongue of the vehicle and compris ing two upright end frames connected together and a-pluralityof superposed shades stretched across the top of said frame and fixed at one side to the latter and detachably connected to it at the other side, and rollers tongue and comprising a rear end frame, a front end ing the respective sides of said frames together, means to brace the frame against collapse, longitudinally extending rollers at the sides of said frame in different horilongitudinally of the frame, and flexible superposed shades secured to said rollers and-adapted for de opposite side of the frame from their respective rollers;

5. The combination with a vehicle having a tongue, of-a'frame fastened upon said tongue and comprising a rear end frame, a front end frame, longitudinal rods connectgether, means to brace the frame against collapse, longitudinally extending rollers at the sides of said frame'in different horizontal planes, rods extending'longitudinally secured to said rollers and adapted for de- 'tachable engagement with the rods at the opposite side of the frame from their re-' and flexible superposed shades frame, longitudinal rods connect- 1 I ing the respective sides of said frames tospective rollers, the said shades having retractive springs attached to their free ends and equipped with hooks for engaging the said rods. 1 I V In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

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